See a guide to the leicester line produced by iwa leicestershire branch. The river soar has gone into flood boaters are advised not to travel along this section until further notice.
River soar navigation. The broad and gently winding river soar meanders through rural scenery passing quiet river meadows and pretty villages. Although the river does flow through leicester itself most of the river is actually through the countryside and villages. Thomas skipworth was granted permission by charles i to make the river navigable in 1634 but the scheme.
The soar navigation consists of improvements to the course of the river the loughborough canal built 1774 6 and the upper soar improvements leicester navigation built 1791 4. The rive soar has come out of flood and boaters can now travel along the navigation. It provides a lovely day paddle for those who love to just get out on the water.
The 24 mile river soar or soar navigation flows and weaves its way through the leicestershire countryside. The river soar forms part of the grand union canal leicester section. It is a much loved route for boats of all kinds with narrowboats river cruisers canoes and dinghies all taking to the water.
Newton church bridge no 80 is on the grand union canal leicester section leicestershire and northamptonshire union canal 7 miles and 6 furlongs and 16 locks to. However this was partially solved by the construction of the leicester canal which allowed the soar to be navigable for almost about 40 miles 64 km. The river soar before the late 1700 was too small and shallow to allow navigation of barges.
Keep up to date with the latest events news and stories. River soar navigation. The river soar navigation forms part of the grand union canal joining the leicester line of the canal with the river trent and the erewash canal it is 24 1 miles 38 8 km long and has 18 locks.
The grand union canal leicester section river soar navigation is a small river and is part of the grand union canal leicester section it runs for 27 miles and 4 furlongs through 21 locks from river soar junction where it joins the grand union canal leicester section leicestershire and northamptonshire union canal to trent junction where it joins the river trent western end and. The river soar s ɔːr is a major tributary of the river trent in the english east midlands and is the principal river of leicestershire the source of the river is midway between hinckley and lutterworth the river then flows north through leicester where it is joined by the grand union canal continuing on through the leicestershire soar valley it passes loughborough and kegworth until. 24 1 miles 38 8km long with 18 locks from just above freeman s meadow lock in leicester to the river trent and erewash canal.
River soar junction is a major waterways place at the junction of the grand union canal leicester section leicestershire and northamptonshire union canal with the grand union canal leicester section river soar navigation. Improvements to the soar were first begun in 1634 by thomas skipworth who apparently only completed 5 6 miles of improvements before funds ran out.
